Pink Muhly Grass (Cotton Candy Grass) - 32 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots
$96.99
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Pink Muhly Grass (Cotton Candy Grass) - 32 Pack Of 1 Gallon Pots
$96.99
Sale price
$96.99
Regular price
$122.00
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Description
Pink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Other Names: Cotton Candy Grass, Purple Muhly Grass, Florida Muhly Grass, Texas Muhly Grass
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-10b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Ornamental Grass
Height at Maturity: 2-3'
Width at Maturity: 3'
Spacing: 2.5-3' for hedges or mass plantings; 6'+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Clumping, Dense, Upright, Vase/Fountain Shape
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun
Water Needs: Average, very low when established
Soil Type: Amended Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt, prefers sandy soils
Soil Drainage: Well Drained
Soil pH: 5.5 - 7.0
Flower Color: Pinkish-Purple
Flower Type: Plumes
Flowering Period: Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid-Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter (in warmer climates)
Foliage Color: Deep Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Attracts: Visual Attention, Birds
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Salt
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
How To Plant & Care For Muhly Grass
Description
An absolutely showstopping source of late-season color when other flowering plants are winding down for the season, Pink Muhly Grass, commonly called "cotton candy grass" or Purple Muhly Grass or Cotton Candy Grass by some folks, is a very tough and exceptionally easy-to-grow North American native grass immensely popular for the profuse and beautiful clouds of airy pinkish-purple flowers it produces over a long period from late summer through fall.
The outstanding attributes don’t stop with the flowers. Throughout the warm season, Muhly Grass forms attractive arching mounds of glossy, hair-like green leaves that provide a unique, wispy texture in the landscape which contrasts remarkably well with many other types of plants. Excellent as an accent and truly stunning in groupings or massed.
You might also be happy to know that Muhly Grass is very easy to grow and low maintenance. When established it is exceptionally drought tolerant, requiring little if any supplemental water. The foliage can be cut back to an inch or two above the ground in late winter before new growth begins to emerge.
Muhly Grass is our top selling ornamental grass for good reasons, and deserves a spot in every garden where it will grow!
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing in a clump 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 feet wide, Pink Muhly Grass is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces or in small to large groupings in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. Truly stunning in bloom in mass plantings on embankments, hillsides and slopes, where its roots act as a soil stabilizer for erosion control. Makes a nice centerpiece in combination container gardens and is a fine addition to seaside gardens, rock gardens, ornamental grass gardens and the Xeriscape (low water need). A lovely display for any sunny spot!
Suggested Spacing: 2.5 to 3 feet apart for solid borders or mass plantings; 6 feet or more apart for space between plants
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Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where Pink Muhly Grass is not reliably winter hardy, you'll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
Pink Muhly Grass is exceptionally easy to grow and maintain. It is exceptionally resistant to heat, humidity, sun, salt, and drought. Make sure to plant it in very well-drained soil. Add sand and or small gravel to the planting mix if necessary to ensure good drainage. It appreciates pampering the first year with adequate food and water to get its root system established. After this, it takes off on its own and is exceptionally drought-tolerant when established. Full sun is preferred for best flowering however the plant will tolerate and still flower with some light shade. we suggest at least 6 hours of direct sunlight for best flowering. If necessary, cut back foliage to ground in late winter before new growth begins to emerge in spring. It is also quite salt tolerant, making it an excellent choice for gardens near the sea.
Helpful Articles
Click on the link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Muhly Grass.
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